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In search of sloths in Costa Rica

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Toronto Star, Oct 17 2017: NEAR ESTRADA, COSTA RICA-I have no idea why we’re pulling over. The guide behind the wheel just grins as we jump out at the side […]

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Conspiring against conspiracy theories

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Calgary Herald, Nov 4, 2017: I wasn’t sure what to do when I realized the guy at the party wasn’t joking around. As he got into the details of the […]

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Becoming Anne: PEI’s superhero

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Toronto Star, Oct 11, 2017: BORDEN-CARLETON, P.E.I.-I expect the little girl in fake red braids to collapse in giggles as she poses as Anne of Green Gables in the gift […]

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Skulls: Some we know + some we don’t

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Calgary Herald, Oct 7, 2017: Plastic skulls will start appearing on lawns throughout the city any day now. If you think it’s too early for Halloween stuff, consider the skulls […]

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Sea turtles. Respect for our reptilian sistahs.

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Toronto Star, Sept 29, 2017: JUPITER, FLORIDA—She was working hard. By the time I got to the beach around midnight, the loggerhead turtle had dragged herself about 30 metres up […]

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Sitting on the porch is good for you.

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Calgary Herald, August 18, 2017: I have a secret parking place in Kensington. I can’t tell you where, obvs, but I can tell you why I love it so much. […]

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Every day is a snow day at Quebec City’s Carnaval

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Toronto Star, Sept 1, 2017: QUEBEC CITY-When you’re in Quebec City for Carnaval, you can’t help but think about snow days when you were a kid. Remember when you’d pull […]

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Urban walking and the risks of wexting

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Calgary Herald, April 29, 2017: About ten years ago, a study by the British Council determined that people in cities around the world were walking up to 30 per cent […]

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Your brain at wine o’clock

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Calgary Herald, April 8, 2017: A friend of mine, with whom I have consumed countless glasses of wine over many, many years, used to say the second glass of the […]

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Make your own history at Ottawa’s beloved Laff

November 13, 2017by Jennifer Allford Leave a comment

Toronto Star, Aug 4, 2017: OTTAWA—“Play whatever moves ya, man!” the grey-haired guy at a front table shouts out to Ben, a slight young man who has frozen for a […]

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writing from home + away + in between

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